Texas student uses school’s computer for cyberattack, disrupting district testing for 24,000 - Click2Houston

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A Texas high schooler is accused of using his school computer to orchestrate a cyberattack across the district that disrupted state testing for thousands of students ... Read More

Klein ISD high school student accused of launching cyberattack, disrupting STAAR testing - ABC13 Houston

More than 24,000 students were impacted, according to the district. Court documents show that Kenemore allegedly used his school-issued Chromebook to access sites that initiated the attack. Read More

Pelham School District investigates cyberattack - WMUR

Computers and phone lines in the Pelham School District are down after a cyberattack this week, school officials said.Superintendent Chip McGee said the district will be offline for the next two ... Read More

Student uses ‘horrible prank’ to threaten teacher over grades, Texas school says - MSN

A student is accused of threatening to shoot a teacher in what a Texas school district has called a “horrible prank.” The Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District said the student ... Read More

Klein ISD student accused of orchestrating cyber attack that disrupted STAAR testing - Click2Houston

A 18-year-old student at Klein Forest High School is currently wanted by police after they say he was responsible for cyber attacks which disrupted the district’s STAAR testing. Read More

Glendale School District Recovering from Cyber Attack - GovTech

The Los Angeles Unified School District was also forced to disable all of its computer systems for several weeks last year after a cyber attack led to the compromise of about 2,000 student ... Read More

Former Klein ISD student accused of cyberattack during STAAR test - Houston Chronicle

A total of 24,279 students testing on April 16 and 17 were affected by internet disruptions, and district officials believe the issues may affect the Klein ISD Accountability Rating from Texas ... Read More

Texas student threatens teacher in prank over grades - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

A student is accused of threatening to shoot a teacher in what a Texas school district has called a “horrible prank.” The Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District said the student ... Read More

Two South Georgia school districts say student, educator information exposed in PowerSchool cyberattack - MSN

Students, faculty and staff in the Clinch County School District utilize Google single sign-in to log onto PowerSchool, and those passwords were not breached in the cyberattack, according to the ... Read More

Ransomware attack disrupting Mansfield TX school district - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Internet-based systems in the Mansfield, Texas school district were disrupted this week after a ransomware attack that affected computers and phones district-wide. Read More

Cyberattack on Butte School District compromises employee information - KECI

BUTTE, Mont. — Officials with the Butte School District have confirmed that a cyberattack has potentially compromised personal information of over 900 staff, including social security numbers. Read More

Texas will use computers to grade written answers on this year’s STAAR tests - The Texas Tribune

Students take the test every year from third grade through high school. When campuses within a district are underperforming on the test, state law allows the Texas education commissioner to intervene. Read More